Why Edo Assembly suspended lawmaker
By Godwin Adenomo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Ovia South-West constituency in the State House of Assembly, was last week suspended for three months by the House.
BDSUNDAY gathered that Adenomo’s suspension was as a result of a petition he wrote over an alleged unpaid allowances amounting to over N220 million.
The suspension was taken at a plenary session following an ad hoc committee report constituted by the house to investigate the embattled lawmaker’s petition through his lawyer, Kingsley Obamogie over the assembly’s refusal to pay his entitlements and recover monies unduly paid to Sunday Aghedo, an occupant of the position that was sacked by the Supreme Court judgment.
While presenting the ad-hoc committee’s report, Victor Asein, chairman of the Adhoc committee, APC, representing Owan West, said the lawmaker deliberately avoided the committee’s invitation.
Asein, who said the lawmaker did not explore the proper channel in line with the house rules, added that his action was political and a deliberate attempt to malign and bring the house to disrepute.
He opined that his claims in the petition were frivolous, inaccurate and unfounded.
“The salaries and emoluments of members are determined by the Revenue Allocation, Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RAMFAC),” h said.
In its report, the committee recommended that the lawmaker be suspended for three months in the first instance, pending when he presents himself before the committee.
The house, in adopting the committee’s recommendation directed the suspended member to submit all government property in his possession to the deputy clerk administration of the assembly.
It also directed that clean copies of the resolution be sent to the governor, state commissioner of police and the state director of DSS.
Recall, that Godwin Adenomo was sworn into office as member representing (APC Ovia South West) constituency on the floor of the Edo House of Assembly following the Supreme Court’s judgment of December 10, 2017, sacking Sunday Aghedo.
IDRIS UMAR MOMOH, BENIN
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